Do you find that sometimes you completely over react to something? I do and after resuming medication for about six months I am able to catch myself doing it. The problem previously was that I didn't realise how badly I was over reacting and seeing things unrealistically, emphasising the negative and telling myself stories. The example that came to mind today was I made something for a church morning tea, when I left it didn't look like anyone tried what I made. I then told myself that this meant I had failed in some way and that I wouldn't go to church anymore. Now there's a bit of an over reaction! I ignored the good things that had happened that morning - a special christmas service, good music, conversations with friends, some support from others for my charity work. I think the thing I hate most about depression is its potential impact upon the people I love. I should keep reminding myself to work on my patterns of thinking, and not to rely purely on medication, because I don't want to take it forever.
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Amin
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Hi
I've been on medication continuously for a long time and i still over-react.
I think i have an underlying tension that's there all the time because i don't know from one day to the next what's happening with my depression and anxiety, even tho that shouldn't be an excuse, i still do it.
Chuck.
I've been on medication continuously for a long time and i still over-react.
I think i have an underlying tension that's there all the time because i don't know from one day to the next what's happening with my depression and anxiety, even tho that shouldn't be an excuse, i still do it.
Chuck.
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Snowy you have a very clear perspective. It is very true overreacting and being unwell go hand in hand. Great that you can see that now!
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Commit to the LORD whatever you do - Proverbs 16:3
The important thing is that now you're catching yourself and challenging those thoughts. I definitely had negative thoughts and overreacted when I was depressed. I still do occasionally, too -- like today I freaked out after getting on the scale this morning. Fortunately, I got over that pretty quickly and did not let it interfere with my day.
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I overreact SO much, although my medication is helping. I sometimes wonder why my friends still put up with me. Once, a couple months ago, for instance, my bf was talking to me and a couple of my friends, and he was talking with his hands, and I was beside him and he accidentally hit me in the face. It wasn't even enough to hurt, and he immediatly apologized, yet for some reason I stormed off, fuming, and wouldn't talk to him for 10 minutes. How's THAT for overreaction.
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Hi,
You said:I overreact SO much, although my medication is helping. I sometimes wonder why my friends still put up with me? I'll just bet it's because there good friends. Sometimes good friends are hard to come by. You're blessed.
Take Care.
God Loves you and so do I.
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I overreact but I tend to keep it to myself so I end up mad at people and not only to they not know that they've done something they don't know that I'm mad at them and things get very confused and complicated it's kinda stupid. I wish I could say that I'm on meds that help but my psychiatrist doesn't bother about me enough to put me on meds even though I'm not coping. I will shut up now before I start ranting about how useless she is...
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lol, my doctor is EXACTLY the same. He is so clueless, I told him SO MANY times that I was feeling depressed, and my mom did to, and he didn't do anything for, like, two years, over which time I just got worse ad worse. Now he doesn't want to increse my medication, even though I am supposed to be on a higher dose, because he thinks I'm too young. He's completely useless sometimes. Drives me insane.
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